# Incident 19870930065069I: Amtrru VARIEZE, Palo Alto, CA, September 30, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1987, 13:26 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Santa Clara County
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10ZM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10ZM-2012-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zaccaria & Miller VARIEZE (registry code 05609CQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/zaccaria-miller-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,175 total, 250 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870930065069I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE NOSE WHEEL UP. THE PILOT HAD OVERRIDDEN THE WARNING SYSTEM AND FORGOT TO LOWER GEAR.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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